Sue E. Moore
moore4@uw.edu
Research Scientist
Center for Ecosystem Sentinels, Biology Department, University of Washington https://ecosystemsentinels.org/
Dr. Sue Moore is a research scientist and Affiliate Professor at the Center for Ecosystem Sentinels in the Biology Department of the University of Washington. She has 40 years of research experience focused on the ecology, bioacoustics, and natural history of whales and dolphins, with most of her work directed toward cetaceans in the Pacific Arctic region. Sue received a BA in Biology from the University of California, San Diego, a MS in Biology from San Diego State University, and a PhD in Biological Oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, with a dissertation entitled Cetacean Habitats in the Alaskan Arctic.
Sue worked for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for 20 years, where she served as the Director of the NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory and as a Senior Scientist for the Science & Technology Marine Division. Sue also served as Chair of the Environmental Concerns Working Group of the International Whaling Commission from 2008-2012, and contributed to IWC scientific meetings and workshops from 1987-2017. She currently serves as a Science Advisor to the U. S. Marine Mammal Commission and the NOAA Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Event (UME) Working Group.